MA H1273

Bill

Creating a commission to study the definition of affordable housing

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to establish a special commission (including members of the General Court) to study the definition of affordable housing. Housing.

AI Summary

This bill establishes a special commission to review the definition of low or moderate income housing, as currently defined in section 20 of chapter 40B of the General Laws. The commission will evaluate the effects of including mobile homes, group homes, manufactured homes, in-law apartments, and any first-time homebuyers participating in state or federal assistance programs in the definition. The commission will consist of 8 members, including state legislators, representatives from the Department of Housing and Economic Development, the Department of Housing and Community Development, the Massachusetts Chapter of the National Association of Housing & Redevelopment Officials, and MassHousing. The commission will submit its report and legislative recommendations to the Joint Committee on Housing within six months of the bill's passage.

Committee Categories

Housing and Urban Affairs

Sponsors (13)

William Crocker (R), David DeCoste (R), Susan Gifford (R), Steven Howitt (R), Brad Jones (R), Hannah Kane (R), Leonard Mirra (R), Mike Moore (D), Matt Muratore (R), Brian Murray (D), Shaunna O'Connell (R), Elizabeth Poirier (R), Tom Walsh (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H4974 (on 09/28/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1273

(22 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1273
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1273.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1262	Resolve establishing a special commission to study and make recommendations relative to Chapter 40B	Accompanied a study order, see H4974	Similar To
H1263	To promote affordable housing	Accompanied a study order, see H4975	Similar To
H171	Establishing a special commission on two-generation approaches to childhood education	Accompanied a new draft, see H4497	Similar To
H190	To establish the Western Massachusetts balanced sustainable development commission	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting, the question being on acceptance	Similar To
H2026	Relative to the Department of Fire Services Commission	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H2060	Establishing a commission to study post-traumatic stress disorder in law enforcement officers	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Similar To
H2245	Relative to the size of the Group Insurance Commission board	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	Similar To
H2741	Establishing the Massachusetts law revision commission	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Similar To
H2962	Providing for a study to be conducted on the cost feasibility of implementing a ferry service to Long Island in Boston Harbor	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Similar To
H3696	Relative to certain affordable housing in the South End section of the city of Boston	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 55 of the Acts of 2020	Similar To
H4070	Relative to the authority of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission	Accompanied a study order, see H5032	Similar To
H4974	40B	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Replaced by
H729	Resolve to establish a special commission to perform an investigation and providing for a study relative to the long term management, maintenance and future use of the Boston Harbor Long and Moon Islands	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Similar To
H876	Relative to the conservation of striped bass	Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
S1470	Relative to local public housing authorities access to the dental and vision insurance plan managed by the group insurance commission	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1861	Resolve establishing a PILOT reimbursement commission	Discharged to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2221	Establishing a commission to study the effects of K2 in state prisons	Accompanied a study order, see S2531	Similar To
S2223	To commission a study on small manufacturing businesses in Massachusetts	Accompanied a study order, see S2533	Similar To
S238	Providing rightful opportunities and meaningful investment for successful and equitable education	Accompanied a new draft, see S2348	Similar To
S2421	Further defining the purposes of the affordable housing trust in the city of Somerville	Read; and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling	Similar To
S2437	Establishing a sick leave bank for Aurora Wilber, an employee of the Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 15 of the Acts of 2020	Similar To
S2446	An Act relative to agricultural commission input on board of health regulations	Laid before the Governor	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1262

Resolve establishing a special commission to study and make recommendations relative to Chapter 40B

Accompanied a study order, see H4974

Similar To

H1263

To promote affordable housing

Accompanied a study order, see H4975

Similar To

H171

Establishing a special commission on two-generation approaches to childhood education

Accompanied a new draft, see H4497

Similar To

H190

To establish the Western Massachusetts balanced sustainable development commission

Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting, the question being on acceptance

Similar To

H2026

Relative to the Department of Fire Services Commission

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

H2060

Establishing a commission to study post-traumatic stress disorder in law enforcement officers

Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence

Similar To

H2245

Relative to the size of the Group Insurance Commission board

Accompanied a study order, see H4722

Similar To

H2741

Establishing the Massachusetts law revision commission

Discharged to the committee on House Rules

Similar To

H2962

Providing for a study to be conducted on the cost feasibility of implementing a ferry service to Long Island in Boston Harbor

Discharged to the committee on House Rules

Similar To

H3696

Relative to certain affordable housing in the South End section of the city of Boston

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 55 of the Acts of 2020

Similar To

H4070

Relative to the authority of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission

Accompanied a study order, see H5032

Similar To

H4974

40B

Discharged to the committee on House Rules

Replaced by

H729

Resolve to establish a special commission to perform an investigation and providing for a study relative to the long term management, maintenance and future use of the Boston Harbor Long and Moon Islands

Discharged to the committee on House Rules

Similar To

H876

Relative to the conservation of striped bass

Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

S1470

Relative to local public housing authorities access to the dental and vision insurance plan managed by the group insurance commission

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S1861

Resolve establishing a PILOT reimbursement commission

Discharged to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S2221

Establishing a commission to study the effects of K2 in state prisons

Accompanied a study order, see S2531

Similar To

S2223

To commission a study on small manufacturing businesses in Massachusetts

Accompanied a study order, see S2533

Similar To

S238

Providing rightful opportunities and meaningful investment for successful and equitable education

Accompanied a new draft, see S2348

Similar To

S2421

Further defining the purposes of the affordable housing trust in the city of Somerville

Read; and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling

Similar To

S2437

Establishing a sick leave bank for Aurora Wilber, an employee of the Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 15 of the Acts of 2020

Similar To

S2446

An Act relative to agricultural commission input on board of health regulations

Laid before the Governor

Similar To

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